Developer Tools · head to head
Cody vs Databox

Cody
Developer Tools
AI coding assistant powered by code search
- From
- Free
- Free plan
- Yes

Databox
Business Intelligence
KPI dashboards that pull from the tools you already run on
- From
- Free
- Free plan
- Yes
The short version
- Cody is free; Databox starts at $71/mo.
- Where Cody falls short: sourcegraph now publishes a single Enterprise plan starting at $16K, with no free or individual Pro tier listed on the pricing page.
- Where Databox falls short: data sources are the billing unit, so cost tracks the number of tools you connect rather than the value you get from them.
- Prices and features on this page were last checked on 13 November 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Cody and Databox actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Cody
Nothing recorded that Databox does not also cover.
Only in Databox
- Pre-built dashboards
- Dashboard designer
- Metric library
- Goal tracking
- Scorecards
- Alerts
- Scheduled reports
- Client reporting
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Cody
- Code completion and intelligent autocomplete in IDEsnot Databox
- Developer chat with codebase context awarenessnot Databox
- Automated debugging and error identificationnot Databox
- Customizable prompts for workflow automationnot Databox
Databox
- Watching marketing, sales and finance KPIs from separate SaaS tools on one shared dashboardnot Cody
- Agencies reporting campaign performance to many clients without rebuilding a report per accountnot Cody
- Putting a live KPI board on an office TV or a recurring email to a leadership teamnot Cody
- Replacing a manually maintained spreadsheet that someone updates from tool exports each weeknot Cody
- Tracking goals and getting alerted when a metric moves past a thresholdnot Cody
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Cody
- Sourcegraph now publishes a single Enterprise plan starting at $16K, with no free or individual Pro tier listed on the pricing page
- sourcegraph.com/cody redirects to the documentation rather than a Cody product or pricing page
- AI features are metered as credits included per user, and exceeding the allocation requires buying a higher volume bucket
- Volume credit buckets are sold as an add-on rather than included
- A customer success manager and premium support are optional paid extras on top of the Enterprise plan
- Standard support is 24x5 rather than 24x7, with round-the-clock coverage sold as an upgrade
- The published $16K figure is a starting price that scales with team size, so the actual cost is quoted rather than listed
Databox
- Data sources are the billing unit, so cost tracks the number of tools you connect rather than the value you get from them
- The $71 Analyst plan is a single seat: adding even a second person means the $199 Core plan, a 2.8x jump
- AI credits are metered monthly, from 50 on Free to 1,000 on Scale, so heavier AI use pushes you up a tier
- Every published price assumes annual billing; monthly billing forfeits the advertised 20% saving
- Free and Analyst plans sync daily and hourly respectively, so neither suits anything close to real-time monitoring
- It is a dashboarding layer, not a warehouse: there is no transformation or modelling step for messy source data
Pricing, plan by plan
Cody
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Cody review.
Databox
Free- FreeFree
- 3 data sources
- 1 user
- 50 AI credits per month
- Analyst$71/mo
- 5 data sources
- 1 user
- 150 AI credits per month
- Team - Core$199/mo
- 10 data sources
- 3 users
- 500 AI credits per month
- Team - Scale$319/mo
- 30 data sources
- 10 users
- 1,000 AI credits per month
Which should you pick?
Choose Databox if
- You need pre-built dashboards.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, TV and console.
- You also want dashboard designer.
Questions people ask
- Is Cody or Databox better?
- Neither clearly leads. Cody starts at Free and Databox at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Cody or Databox?
- Cody starts at Free and Databox at Free.
- Does Cody or Databox run on more platforms?
- Cody runs on Web. Databox runs on Web, iOS, Android, TV and console.
- Can I use Cody for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Cody best used for?
- Cody is most often used for code completion and intelligent autocomplete in ides, developer chat with codebase context awareness, automated debugging and error identification, customizable prompts for workflow automation. Of those, code completion and intelligent autocomplete in ides and developer chat with codebase context awareness are not what Databox is typically brought in for.
- What can Cody do that Databox cannot?
- Databox covers Pre-built dashboards, Dashboard designer, Metric library, Goal tracking.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Cody: Is Cody free?
Cody offers a free tier for individual developers via VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, and the web app. Unlimited free usage is available for solo developers.
SourceDatabox: How much does Databox cost?
Databox has a free forever plan with 3 data sources and 1 user. Paid plans are Analyst at $71 per month, Team Core at $199 per month and Team Scale at $319 per month, with an Agency plan from $79 per month plus $20 client packs and a Custom tier on request. All prices are billed annually; monthly billing forfeits the 20% annual saving.
SourceCody: What does Cody Enterprise cost?
Cody Enterprise pricing is custom and requires contacting Sourcegraph sales. It is available for Sourcegraph Enterprise customers and must be quoted based on your deployment and usage needs.
SourceDatabox: Does Databox have a free plan or a free trial?
Both. The Free plan is free forever and covers 3 data sources, 1 user, 50 AI credits a month and daily syncing. Paid plans also offer a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.
SourceCody: What LLMs does Cody use?
Cody uses the latest large language models for code completions, chat, and debugging. It leverages Sourcegraph's advanced Search API to pull codebase context from local and remote repositories.
SourceDatabox: How many users does each Databox plan include?
Free and Analyst are single-user. Team Core includes 3 users and Team Scale includes 10. The Agency and Custom plans include unlimited users.
SourceDatabox: How many tools does Databox integrate with?
Databox connects to more than 130 tools, spreadsheets, databases and APIs, including HubSpot, Salesforce, Google Analytics, Google and Facebook Ads, Shopify, Stripe, QuickBooks, Google Sheets and custom API sources.
SourceDatabox: How often does Databox refresh its data?
The Free plan syncs daily. Analyst, Team Core, Team Scale, Agency and Custom plans all sync hourly.
SourceDatabox: Who makes Databox?
Databox, Inc., founded in 2012 by Davorin Gabrovec, who is now President and Chief Product Officer. Pete Caputa became CEO in 2017 after a decade at HubSpot. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with its product and engineering team based in Ptuj, Slovenia.
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